Acorn squash

/ˈeɪkɔːn skwˈɒʃ/

/ˈeɪkɔːɹn skwˈɑːʃ/

[noun]

Acorn squash

[NOUN]

a winter squash variety characterized by its small size and distinctive acorn-like shape

squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges

Examples

1. And it's that acorn squash.

2. So one day, I had a plate of acorn squash that I had cooked that had come in that CSA box.

3. Most of the squash that you see in the store are your typical butternut squash or acorn squash, which look like a large acorn.

4. And I just set the cutting board down on that tree and I thought, all the colors and the shapes of that log really are mimicking the shapes and colors and textures of that acorn squash.

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